Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-22
LOCAL BREyIrEs.

The Sacramento river receded yesterday
to IS feet inches.
Joseph W. Houston was yesterday com
missioned as Postmaster at CORTLAND.
An Oriental tea will be given at the
Congregational Church next Friday even.
ing.
A special train arrived from Lathrop last
evening, bringing delayed passengers and
mails from the south.
A masquerade ball will be given at Calf
this evening, under the management OF
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Devin.
A special silk train of seven cars came IN
from San Francisco between ~ and /
o'clock this morning on its way East on
fast time.
A young man under the influence of
liquor created little excitement at Seventh
and streets last evening by firing a pistol
in the air.
Tomorrow morning the City Trustees
will meet to issue a call for city election,
and to designate polling places and officers
of election.
Deputy Tax Collector Shepherd sold in
front of the Courthouse yesterday several
pieces of property upon which the State
and county taxes were delinquent.
The town of Woodland, when incorpo-
rated in 1874, had an assessed valuation of
property amounting to 1904, 52S At the
present time the valuation has increased to
about s., 100000.
Sydney Wyman, charged with petit lar
ceny, was taken through to MERGED yester-
day, from Nevada county, by Deputy
Constable Leggett. 1t is charged that he
committed the larceny in MERGED and then
escaped to Nevada.
An advertisement in this mornings issue
calls upon all voters of the Third Ward to
attend meeting this evening at o'clock
at the Shady Corner, Twelfth and C streets,
for the purpose of organizing a political
club for the coming municipal election.
1t is reported that there has been such an
unusual fall of snow in the State of Nevada
during the recent storm that in several
places the cattle cannot find feed, their
owners cannot procure it for them, and the
animals are consequently having a hard
time.
Company B, Captain Cook, left by last
evenings train for Nevada City to visit
Company c of that place. They were ac-
companied by the First Artillery Band
The Nevada boys promise to keep them
etc, and tonight there is to be a drill and
ball.
The attorneys for Golfer, the patent hay
fork man, recently held to answer in
Woodland for conspiracy to defraud, have
writ of habeas corpus in his ia
vor from the Supreme Court signed by
Chief Justice Morrison, and returnabe be-
fore Judge Armstrong. in this city, at 10 A.
N. tomorrow.
George w. Benson, who died in this city
Saturday evening, was Deputy United
States Marshal, having succeeded the late
L. g. Robinson. He was native of South
Carolina, aged 80 years, and has latterly
resided in Marysyille and Yuba City. His
funeral will take place under the auspices
of Confidence Lodge, No. 49, X. of p, he
having been a member of that Order.
Andy Percy, manager of Alameda Re-
creation Park, was in the city yesterday,
having come up to have a talk with the
Sacramento baseball men, and see what
could be made for a combi-
nation with the clubs that will play at Ala
media this summer. He did not meet with
much encouragement, as the Atlas will
remain with the league they are
now in.
This being Washington's birthday, and a
legal holiday, none of the Courts or public
offices will be in session, and the Legisla-
ture has adjourned over until tomorrow
The Board of Trade has decided not to
transact any business, and recommended
other business people to likewise refrain
The Improved Order of Red Men WILL as
usual, honor the day by giving an entertain
ment and ball.
On the hill yesterday snow was falling
almost continuously, but the fall did not
amount to more than about three inches
per hour. 1t extended down the hill as far
as Newcastle at times. The railroad COM
pany had the snow-plows running, and ex-
perienced no difficulty in keeping the track
clear. Since the last storm the cuts have
been widened, and the plows have room to
throw the snow out of the way.
C. K and V. s. McClatchy went I'D to
Auburn Sunday evening. accompanied by
their attorneys, C. T. Jones and w. A. An
derson, to make defense against the
charge of libel preferred against them by J.
B. Hobsen. Subsequently, however, dis
patch was sent recalling the two attorneys
to attend to a case in the Sacramento Supe-
rior Court, and General A. L. Hart went up
1r the noon train yesterday to appear for
The defense at the examination, which was
SGT for 3 p. ".